December 23, 2008

Ali's List

Hi everyone! I'm cross posting this list at Worducopia. Glad to be joining you here! I'm so glad Laza is continuing this challenge that Dewey started. Thanks, Laza!

I'm doing the Minor level, though I reserve the right to move up later. ;-) I'm also combining this with my Diversity Rocks! challenge. If any of you want to combine the two as well, all it requires is to include one book by an author/artist of color. And I even have quite a few suggestions at the challenge site:

For the record, I just learned how to make an image into a link, right this very minute. :::Patting myself on the back:::: So, click on it, because you can! (Just kidding. But Laza suggested I could plug the other challenge here, so there it is).

OK, so here's my list:

1. Incognegro, by Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece (Counts for Diversity Rocks because the author is African American)2. Janes in Love, by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg (because I lovedThe Plain Janes )3. Embroideries (because I really liked Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis; this also counts for Diversity Rocks because she's Iranian)4. Emiko Superstar by Mariko Tamaki and Steve Rolston. (Tamaki's Skim was well-loved by many and I thought it was just okay, so I'm compelled to try another by her to see if I like it better. And it also counts for Diversity Rocks, because she's Asian Canadian)5. Maus, by Art Spiegelman (because it's waiting for me at the library...or at least, it was, until the library closed for 3 days due to snow and my hold expired! So it may be a while, I guess!)6. Aya by Marguerite Abouet & Clément Oubrerie (because I needed one more. I found this on Boston Bibliophile--Marie is a great source for unique graphic novels!--and it also fits for Diversity Rocks because the authors are from the Ivory Coast).

Both Maus and Aya are awesome graphic novels. I had no idea that Aya has a sequel, until I started researching my choices for the challenge. I've put the next one in the series as one of my choices. Hopefully it's as good as the first. :)

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Welcome! I'm Nicola and I've been the host of this blog as of 2012. Previous hosts have been Vasilly, Chris and Nymeth, Laza and the originator, the much-missed Dewey. I hope this challenge will help spread the love for the graphic medium as well as lead those who already love it to great new books.

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